Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-07-16

W NC eIyOyou ny VuoAA Ao'uAA'
Grover Cleveland was the individual to
,e benefited. II disadvantage, and
,dium isto bepiled upon the head Of its
M. Cleveland steps personally
rom view and permits the president of
he United States to bear the brunt OF it.
Farmers Alliance.
June 3O.-The Ramsey County Farm
ers' alliance met at the engine house
and adjourned to the court house.
President Loucks, of the territorial al.
was present, and explained that
It was not his intention to help hold q
institute, al that was out of his
line of labor. But he stated that the
president of the agricultural college ut
would be glad to assist in
such an enterprise. Mr.. Loucks' par
business at this time was to make
arrangements for q more complete or
g%a1ization of the alliance. He urged
solid organization in every move the al
lance makes, and pointed to numerous
cases of success as proofs that organlza-
ton was the only means of raising the
prices of farm produce and bringing
down the price of farm machinery, lum-
Der, and other articles consumed on the
farm. He claims that the only safe
basis for organization is the financial
basis. We had tried sentiment, and
nearly died on it we had tried politics,
and it was little better. But every step
we took on a financial basis had been a
success and increased OUR strength.
Henceforth we must take that platform
and let sentiment and politics be side
issues. We must meet oftener together
and get better acquainted, and rather
than the old English maxim that ''every
man is a rogue until you prove him
innocent" we should use the Irish one
which believes every man honest until
he is proved rogue" We must pay
the men who work for us either in town,
country or territory; we pay agents and
even support them, and why not pay
men of our own class who labor faith
fully for our interests?
In electing officers choose only those
you can trust and then stand by them.
Alta alliance delegate reported seven
ty-five cents on hand from fifteen cent
assessment, and Stevens delegate re.
ported forty-tive cents from the same
source. The treasurer not being pres
ent the money was turned over to the
secretary.
On motion adjourned to next regular
meeting, 9th.
LAST SATURDAYS MEETING.
Ramsey County Farmers alliance met
in Devils Lake, July 8, and was called
to order by the president. Minutes Of
the last meeting read and approved. A
letter from ex-Treasurer Lamoreaux ad'
dressed to the treasurer was read, stat.
ing that he had cleaned all the books tc
V. Calderwood and never have beer
able to get them back again." Also
Nv. Calderwood told me that Mr.. Hans
brough had borrowed said books of him
and he (Hansbrough) said MI. V. Cal
derwood had them. l shall run no NOR,
after those books" etc.
The secretary explained that the ALI
ance had never had book of any kline
until this summer and that Mr.. Lamo
reaux probably referred to the member
ship list which (properly) still remained
in possession of the secretary. Ant
further, thatas an accommodation h
had made a copy of the list for MI
Lamoreaux which he still had, us MI
Lamoreaux had meyer called at his resi-
dence for it and had never attended
meeting of the alliance since his cleo
ton, except the Campaign" meeting
of last fall.
The secretary made a verbal report t
the alliance showing vouchers for none
handled by him.
On motion the secretary wa instruct
ed to call on Mr.. Lamoreaux and obtair
q settlement with him. Also to obtail
an itemized account from John Brow
of all business transacted by him as pun
chasing agent of the alliance last yea
:. After discussing the project of inco1
cooperating the county alliance, tn
secretary was instructed to send on
subscription lists to the several secre
taries in the county with instruction
, for each to solicite subscriptions 70
stock at $40 per share and report a
next meeting of county alliance.
! 1t was resolved that all delegate
present with credentials be recognize
: as delegates for the remainder Of tn
year.
VIM. Elliott paid in to the secretar
l 1910 for Minnewaukan alliance, l
cents assessment No. l.
Fl In the absence of the treasury, M
T. G. Saunders was appointed treasure
, and all money turned over to him.
On motion the treasurer was instrut
f ted to pay bill of $500 due the INTEl
l OCEAN for printing last year.
I On motion, MI. II Wheeler of Mi
newaukan and j. J. Carney of Ontari.
were elected to act with G. Mooers
: Crary, on the finance committee.
II Adjourned to next regular meetir
p Aug. 6. J. %. PERKINS, President.
\ v. E. CALDERwooD, Secretary.
Condition of Wheat.
Tho condition of winter wheat on IL
y LIST of July, or at the time of harvest fl
the more southern states, is 1886 a redu,
ton since the June report of Ia. The
has been a heavy decline in Kansas,
material reduction in California, wit
some loss in the southern states. Son
of the remainder have gained a point
two and others have lost. The chino
. bug has wrought some damage in mo
of the western states and in Marylar
:, and Virginia. Where harvested graf
has been threshed results are variab
h with plump, sound grain in some loca
q tiles and q shrinking berry indication
others. There is reported a somewh
serious decline in the condition ofsprir
wheat, largely from the prevalence